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CCCC grant helps veterans

01.17.2013College & CommunityCurriculum Programs

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CCCC grant helps veterans

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Army veteran Maurice Wilson (right), of Sanford, is learning more from Central Carolina Community College TRIO Programs director Gerri Williams about how a Veterans Upward Bound program can help him achieve his goal of a degree in industrial maintenance. The college received a five-year, $1.23 million VUB grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase college attendance and success among veterans residing in Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee and Wake counties. Veterans interested in signing up for the VUB can contact Williams at 919-718-7463 or by email at . Information is also available at www.cccc.edu/vub/.

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